Migration time!

Now that it's migration time I tend to spend a bit more time at the Lighthouse Point and the Pond Apple Trail since it seems to be rather productive with sightings of Warblers passing through - come along and see what I've come across for the past week or so....

All right, I know that this male Pileated Woodpecker is not migrating but I couldn't pass him up as he sat on top of this wooden pole.

A Cape May Warbler took me by surprise - at first it was being called a "Prairie" by others but the more I looked at it the more I was questioning the call - I was delighted when I got home and started to study my photos and I was able to come to the conclusion that it was a Cape May.

A Northern Waterthrush has also been seen along the Pond Apple Trail - picking along the small ponds here and there along the trail.

While it happens to be migration - it also coincides with our local birds going into their breeding season - evident here with this Cattle Egret and....

the Tricolored Heron.

A day later - I found myself at the Lighthouse for the first hour only to move to the Pond Apple Trail and for good reasons......

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo made a swell appearance.

and so did the Summer Tanager.

I don't know about you but every time I see a Yellow-billed Cuckoo I am delighted - what's not to love!

The Vireos were in good numbers too - I was able to photograph this White-Eyed Vireo and

this Blue-Headed Vireo.

The Red-eyed Vireo as well as the Yellow-throated Vireo were seen but not photographed.

Another sweet appearance from the Summer Tanager.

I couldn't pass this young Little Blue Heron - they have a special appeal when the blue starts to color its plumage.

Today I found myself at the Lighthouse once more and was delighted to see several Northern Parulas,

and Yellow-throated Warblers

and another Cape May Warbler - this is great! We should have another week of migration and hopefully we'll get more sightings along the way....stay tuned.

Fabulous Florida Fall

 Early morning at the Lighthouse Point with the sun rising and the birds flying - doesn't get any better than that.

Ovenbird - how very special and precious.....seems to be of a curious nature too.

I love those bursts of color that pops in the tree - making me play the guessing games as I'm learning. This I believe to be a Blackburnian.

What a beautiful surprise! These are the signs of migration taking place. A Blue Grossbeak.

How can a stunning bird like this be called a "Common" yellow throat? 

Here we have a Palm Warbler.

A Magnolia - too fast for me to capture his pretty face.

A Green Heron which kept moving further and further away as the joggers sped by on the boardwalk.

Another Palm Warbler.

A Sparrow! He was a surprise when I put my photos on the computer. I've exchanged a few notes with another birder and it would seem to be a "Clay-colored Sparrow".

Another new sighting for me today and gulp....I'm not positive whether I remember it's rightful name - anyone? A Merlin?

A Yellow-throated Warbler, me thinks.

Here was another surprise for me, at first I dismissed it - thinking that it was just another Red-bellied Woodpecker - but no, it turned out to be a Starling in its new winter plummage - thanks to the "savant" birder who was sharing his extensive knowledge.

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